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After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and getting my pest control adviser (PCA) license, I planned to work for a manufacturer or distributor as a consultant. However, after returning to Northern California in March 2001, I had...

Fall is my favorite time of year, with the waning of hot weather, the crisp mornings and four-plus months of football to look forward to. Not only do sports bring families closer together in many ways, but they also provide at least a few...

Easy-to-use Leaf Color Chart helps growers gauge crop’s mid-season nitrogen needs. By Vicky Boyd Editor The University of California, in collaboration with the California Rice Commission and the California Cooperative Rice Research Board, has released the UC Leaf Color Chart, version 2.0. The ruler-like device contains...

Market needs a spark in demand, particularly from foreign buyers, to reach upside price potential. By Kurt Guidry The news for the rice market continued to be grim with the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s October 2016 Supply and Demand estimates. The overriding theme is large...

Drones help scout fields, saving time and giving a different perspective. By Vicky Boyd Editor Timothy Gertson readily admits that flying a drone is cool. But the producer of row crops near Lissie, Texas, is quick to point out that his...

Check out proven and new releases for the coming season. Once that last bushel, barrel or hundredweight of rice is in the bin, you can review how selected Clearfield varieties and/or hybrids performed on your operation during 2016. Consider each field individually along...

Six chain restaurant chefs learn firsthand the work that goes into getting rice from the field to their kitchens. By Betsy Ward President and CEO USA Rice Building on National Rice Month Six chain restaurant chefs learn firsthand the work that goes into getting rice from...

Rice entomologist named head of LSU entomology department Dr. Mike Stout, who for 19 years has served as a rice entomologist, was recently named head of the Louisiana State University Department of Entomology. He replaces Jim Ottea, who served as...

TEXAS Dr. M.O. "Mo" Way Rice Research Entomologist moway@aesrg.tamu.edu It was an ugly year Rice was planted on about 165,000 acres in 2016 compared to about 130,000 in 2015, according to the Texas Rice Crop Survey. This increase was due to release of water...

Growing up on a rice farm that my dad, John, and uncle, Reggie, operated in Acadia Parish, La., influenced my decision to pursue agriculture as a career. After graduating from McNeese, I started treating seed for G&H Seed Co....

2016 will not soon be forgotten in Louisiana but for the wrong reasons – historic flooding, reduced quality and significantly lower yields. By Dustin Harrell There are rice seasons where high yield, milling, quality and prices will forever be remembered by...

Two recent University of Arkansas releases show improvements over earlier varieties in two sets of different trials. By Ryan McGeeney University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Diamond and Titan, conventional long- and medium-grain rice varieties developed by the University of Arkansas,...

Memphis, Tenn.-based Horizon Ag has announced a partnership with the Israeli firm, Kaiima Bio-Agritech Ltd., to develop high-performing rice varieties. The two began the multi-year project, which involves using Kaiima’s proprietary EP technology platform, in 2015. EP technology, short for enhanced...

Ah, have times have changed. When Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., published its first "Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants" in 1992, it contained 76 listings from 22 companies. Thirteen editions later, and the 2016 version lists 779 products from 38...

Nominations are being sought for the 2017 Louisiana Hall of Distinction through Nov. 21. Selected individuals will be recognized during a banquet at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 2, 2017. A joint effort among the Louisiana State University AgCenter, Louisiana...